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Announcing Progress in Medicine, a high school summer career exploration program
Help spread the word so talented teens can be inspired to tackle challenges in medicine, biotech, health policy, and longevity
Dec 9
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Heike Larson
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New cities, housing policy, and lessons from the YIMBY movement
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Dec 4
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Ben Thomas
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AI agents could transform Indian manufacturing
The first essay in our new series, “Intelligence Age”
Dec 3
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Anish J. Bhave
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“Progress” and “abundance”
What's the diff?
Dec 2
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Jason Crawford
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November 2025
AI Protopia: Ideas for how AI can improve the world
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Nov 25
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Ben Thomas
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Reflections on Progress Conference 2025
Dates for next year: October 8th-11th 2026, at Lighthaven
Nov 20
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Ben Thomas
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Progress books for children
Building industrial literacy
Nov 10
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Jason Crawford
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It is our responsibility to develop a healthy relationship with our technology
A dynamic, agentic framing on the challenges of progress
Nov 6
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Jason Crawford
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October 2025
The Progress Agenda
Chapter 11 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Oct 15
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Jason Crawford
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The Grand Project
Chapter 10 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Oct 10
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Jason Crawford
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The Spirit We Lost, part 2
Chapter 9 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Oct 1
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Jason Crawford
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September 2025
The Spirit We Lost, part 1
Chapter 9 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Sep 10
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Jason Crawford
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